Bug 461621

Summary: Implement classic Screen Saver feature for KDE Plasma desktop (some animation on screen on timeout)
Product: [Unmaintained] kscreenlocker Reporter: Murz <MurzNN>
Component: generalAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL    
Severity: wishlist CC: FlowXP, kde, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 5.26.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description Murz 2022-11-09 05:02:42 UTC 
Seems the KDE Plasma desktop totally misses the Screen Saver feature now?

And I'm talking not about Screen Energy Saving, but about the classic Screen Saver feature, when on some timeout of inactivity some app starts showing some good stuff. Can't find any feature requests related to this, so posting a new one.

It's very useful for using KDE Plasma as a media center, for example, to slideshow photos from a user's photo album, when it plays background music, or to show some equalizer animation from the sound output channel. And for a desktop computer at an office or home - it's a cool feature too!

So, what are the reasons why this feature is missing in modern KDE Plasma releases? Are there any blockers or hard things with the implementation of this feature?
Comment 1 Murz 2022-11-09 05:04:50 UTC 
There are some tricks available on the internet like this https://forum.garudalinux.org/t/kde-plasma-screensaver/7101
But the native support would be much better!
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2022-11-09 19:57:21 UTC 
You can set the wallpaper to be anything you want on the lock screen, including something with animations. Choose one, turn off the clock, and voila, you have a screensaver. That's the way this feature is expected to be supported now.
Comment 3 Murz 2022-11-10 05:01:56 UTC 
But I don't want to have a static picture, I want an interactive application! Most photos users store in clouds like iCloud, Google Photos, NextCloud, etc, so will be good to have the ability to start an app instead of just showing a wallpaper, and auto-exit the app on mouse movement.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2022-11-10 05:55:58 UTC 
You can set the wallpaper to be a slideshow. That's what I do.
Comment 5 evea 2023-04-04 18:18:09 UTC 
Most OLED screen right now do not support standby, a blank black screensaver would be such an important feature.
Comment 6 ~FLOW~ 2023-04-04 18:48:08 UTC 
I just miss the future that you have in Cinnamon. 
After X minutes, you get a faded wallpaper with a clock and date. Simply perfect !